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SimCity 4 General Discussion and Tutorials => SimCity 4 General Discussion => Topic started by: doug_wesson on March 09, 2023, 03:21:32 PM

Title: SC4Terraformer Problem
Post by: doug_wesson on March 09, 2023, 03:21:32 PM
Hi I am running Windows 10 Pro 64bit version. I have tried to run SC4Terraformer but get an error message saying DIRECTX Cannot be Load

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Title: Re: SC4Terraformer Problem
Post by: doug_wesson on March 09, 2023, 03:25:40 PM
The version of DirectX loaded on Winows 10 Pro is version 12
Title: Re: SC4Terraformer Problem
Post by: mgb204 on March 10, 2023, 02:45:49 AM
Older programs tend to rely on your system having compatibility with older DirectX versions, something that you may not have by default. I've never heard of this problem with SC4Terraformer personally and honestly don't know which version of DX it was created for.

Before going any further make certain you have the necessary .dll files the App requires to function.

If those are all present, then I would try to use a DirectX Wrapper with SC4 Terraformer, much like you might with SC4 itself. dgVoodoo2 (https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/760434-pc-too-powerful-to-run-sc4/?do=findComment&comment=1749453) is generally the simplest one to use and can be configured for use with any application.
Title: Re: SC4Terraformer Problem
Post by: doug_wesson on March 10, 2023, 07:06:18 PM
Thanks mgb204 if have downloaded the directx9c redistribution package from Microsoft and installed it. Now able to use Terraformer